Scintigraphic evaluation of metacarpophalangeal and metatarsophalangeal joints in clinically sound horses

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 85-90

  Weekes, Jo S ^a   Murray, Rachel C ^a   Dyson, Sue J ^a  

^a ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equine; Fetlock; Metacarpophalangeal; Metatarsophalangeal; Scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

MEDRONATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG UPTAKE; HORSE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; METACARPAL BONE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; METATARSAL BONE; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; NONHUMAN; PHALANX; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCINTIGRAPHY; SESAMOID BONE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; EVALUATION; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REFERENCE VALUE; SCINTISCANNING; STANDARD;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANIMALS; HORSES; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REFERENCE VALUES; TECHNETIUM TC 99M MEDRONATE;

EID: 1642345495     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2004.04014.x     Document Type: Article

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